Imma catapsesta

Imma catapsesta is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1934.[1] It is found on the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia.[2]

Imma catapsesta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Immidae
Genus:
Imma
Species:
I. catapsesta
Binomial name
Imma catapsesta
Meyrick, 1934

The wingspan is 23–26 mm. The forewings are light grey with a faint yellowish tinge and a slightly irregular fuscous line from the middle of the costa to the dorsum before the tornus, obscurely pale edged anteriorly, sometimes faint but with darker marks on the costa and in the middle. There is a scalloped dark fuscous terminal line. The hindwings are pale greyish, with a suffused grey terminal fascia.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (September 6, 2019). "Imma Walker, [1859]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  2. "Taxonomy Browser: Imma catapsesta". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1935). "Pyrales and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Islands" (PDF). Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin. 114: 333–355.


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